shift pattern?

[Ford Mechanic]

i was wondering what shift pattern ya'll normally used when driving ?
for examble do you only use high range if your unloaded driving around town?
or do you start in low shift 1-5 then shift to high and go 4-5? it seems in the manual that you could do it this way, i was just unsure if anyone actually did or if you had problems from doing it this way?

 

[gungearz]

High range all the time. Unless you are hauling something big.

 

[doghead]

Let's start with proper usage of your shift key!

 

[Deucenut]

When unloaded I use high range and gears 1-5. I've tried starting in second but it is a bit hard on the clutch so I don't do it unless I am on a good down hill, and I mean a GOOD down hill.

 

[Castle Bravo]

High range 1-5.

 

[turbovr6jetta]

I dont like 1st. I actually go 3rd low, rev her up a bit and right into 3rd high. Its a bit of a lug but not really that bad. If Im on a hill I run 2nd low into 2nd high. It "flows" way better than 1st to 2nd in my truck.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

1-5 High all the time unless pulling something heavy.

 

[swbradley1]

1-5 high always unless pulling a load.

 

[barefootin]

Like others have said, Hi 1-5 unless really loaded. I have enough "down hill" intersections near me that I can actually start in second most of the time. I hold back from the intersection a few feet and watch the opposing signal light, I release the brake and she'll roll forward fast enough that clutch slipping isn't nessesary. I always let up on the brake after stopped. If I roll, she goes in 2nd. If she doesn't, I take off in 1st.

 

[cattlerepairman]

Usually I start in low shift 2-5 then shift to high and go 4-5. Often I stay in high and shift 1-5.